Wizard101

Wizard101

Fair · Multiplayer · 2018

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Free and middling. Worth a look if the genre is yours.

Length
255.9h
Price
Free to play
Reviews
82% positive

Recent reviews trending down: 52% over the last 30 days against 82% all-time.

Length
255.9h
typical playtime (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
909.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
Free
price ÷ typical playtime
Price
Free
Reviews
82%
9,623 reviews, as of Sep 26
Players
750K
owners, SteamSpy estimate
Released
2018

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Intel Integrated, requiring additional 1-2GB RAM, 33 GB of storage. Windows only.

Unleash your inner magic and prepare to unravel the mysteries surrounding a death professor gone rogue. Darkness threatens to engulf the Spiral as you master powerful spells, explore over 22 whimsical worlds, and team-up with friends in this nostalgic wizard turn-based deckbuilding MMORPG.
Description from the Steam store page.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
ValueFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews82% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach750K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
MonetizationBoost, Unlock, Cosmetic, Currency
In-game spending, a moderate drag
DRMhttps://www.wizard101.co account needed
Needs a second account on top of Steam, a small friction discount
Recent reviews52% (30 days)
Trending down vs lifetime, a small dip
For context
Length256 hours
Typical playtime on HowLongToBeat. Endless games score on players, so hours stay out of it
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

The value story

On value it sits in the top 15 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 85 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Trove (free, scores 54) beats it on value, while it beats RIFT (free, scores 37).

Players rate it 82 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 52 percent. Something recent has soured the room.

HowLongToBeat players log 255.9 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 909, 3.6 times as much.

It came out 8 years ago, and 1.0K were online in it when we last checked, on Sep 27, 02:46 UTC.

1.0K players were online in it when we last checked, on Sep 27, 02:46 UTC. Free to start. It takes its money later, through boost and unlock.

In-app purchasesBoost, Unlock, Cosmetic, CurrencyPCGamingWiki

Players

1,033 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 02:46 UTC.

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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Wizard101 scores 52/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/799960/wizard101
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26.

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Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperKingsIsle Entertainment
PublisherKingsIsle Entertainment
GenreMultiplayer
Released2018